Gift givers assume that recipients are equally appreciative of presents that are "both solicited and unsolicited." Unfortunately, the givers are wrong. In five different studies, giftees were consistently more appreciative when receiving something they'd asked for.
Apparently, consumers and retailers are equally good at driving each other nuts.
To regift or not to regift: Actually, that’s not the question. The question is: How can I get away with regifting something without getting busted as a regifter, and without coming off like a schmuck or a jerk for giving a present that I didn’t want and may seem totally inappropriate and/or thoughtless?
